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ATTACHMENT A ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING RENTAL HOUSING AND ADDING SECTIONS 8.400 THROUGH 8.440, AND SECTION 8.995 TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1971. The City of Eugene does ordain as follows: Section 1. Sections 8.400 through 8.440 are added to the Eugene Code, 1971, to provide: 8.400 Rental Housinq - Title. Sections 8.405 through 8.440 of this code constitute the "City Rental Housing Code," and may be referred to as such. 8.405 Rental Housinq - Purpose. The purpose of this code is to provide minimum habitability criteria to safeguard health, property and public welfare of the owners, occupants and users of residential rental buildings. This code is intended to supplement rather than conflict with the habitability standards of the State of Oregon Residential Landlord and Tenant Act. 8.410 Rental Housinq - Applicability. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, these standards shall apply to all buildings or portions thereof which are legally used for human habitation and are covered by a rental agreement. (2) Unless created to avoid the application of the city rental housing code, the following are excluded from the application of sections 8.405 through 8.440 of this code: (a) Hotels, motels and lodging houses; (b) Buildings located on the University of Oregon; (c) Hospitals and other medical facilities; (d) Nursing homes and similar facilities; (e) Assisted care facilities; (f) Owner occupied dwellings; (g) Institutions providing educational, counseling, religious or similar service, but not including residence in off-campus, non-dormitory housing; (h) Dwellings occupied for no more than 90 days by a purchaser prior to the scheduled closing of a real estate sale or by a seller following the closing of a sale, as permitted under the terms of an agreement for sale of a dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part; (i) Structure occupied by and operated for the benefit of a fraternal or social organization; Ordinance- 1 L:\CMO\2004 Council Agendas\M040811\04 Rental Housing Ordinance (00091132).DOC(7/12/04)